The 22 Minute Hard Corps. is here and I actually have my copy in my hand!!!!! I felt like a 5 year old on Christmas morning when I received my package! I truly am beyond excited and stoked about this program. I absolutely loved P90X3 and the results I got. Tony Horton knows how to work the body and deliver great results. I am very curious about the portion sizes of the meal plan. As a clean eater I really feel like I am eating the right types of foods but I always tend to over do it with the healthy foods! So this is going to really help me to keep everything in check!
Here is a picture of everything I got in my kit...
I spent Friday night reading through the rations for resluts guide (nutrition guide) and understanding the plan. After filling out the short questionnaire my ration plan is PLAN A. At first I was concerned that this was going to take a lot of planning and effort on my part. However, everything is basically laid out for you even right down to the meal and snack suggestions. There are even easy new Recipes for us to try, and a list of seasoning mixes that you can whip up to prepare your food with! There are container recipes for your veggies, protein, starchy carbs, and home made dressing as well!!! AWESOME!!!!
Now the real question...How do you use the containers?
I had these Beachbody containers from when I did the 21 day fix. They are super helpful for getting the correct portion sizes at each meal. You can purchase these containers HERE or just use a measuring cup. For those that will use the containers like me, your container allowance per day is calculated based on your weight and the average of 400 calories burned per workout. Then you are given a range you need to stay in!
I am on ration PLAN A (1,200 to 1,499 calorie range).
3 green (veggies)
2 purple (fruits)
4 Red (protein)
2 Yellow (starchy carbs)
1 Blue (nuts, ect)
1 Orange (nuts and dressings)
3 spoons (nut butters, olive oil)
Each container is broken down in the manual with a list of foods that you can eat. This allowed me to easily pick from each list and create a meal plan for the week. I love that the foods are listed in order of importance. So the higher on the list the foods are the more nutritionally sound they are! Of course you should have a variety of foods from the lists to give you variety of nutrients for your body.
You do get the option to drink milk, soy milk, almond milk, coconut water, coconut milk and fruit juices but you have to sub out a yellow container and you are only allowed them 3x per week! So it does make you re think your drink as well. Also you can have a glass of wine but you give up a yellow container which is a carb for the day! In my case, I would rather eat food than drink wine! I get grumpy without food! lol
So now the hard part is figuring out how to keep track of all this and make it work for you! Luckily Beachbody have made it easy for you! On the Team Beachbody site there are tracking sheets that you can put your container allowance at the top and you can tally each meal of the day and check off what you have! This really gives you a visual to follow.
Here is my meal plan I put together for week 1...
For me, I am the meal planner so I made myself a meal plan on an excel spreadsheet where I plugged in exactly what I am going to eat for the week. Then along side of that I have my sheet of paper with my grocery list of things I need to pick up at the store. This way when I am done with the meal plan I can print it off and stick it on the fridge, so I don't forget what I am making. Then, I shop so that I actually have the food I planned for! This makes my life so much easier. No standing in front of the fridge each night wondering what to make!!!
Here is a picture of my breakfast from my meal plan!
DAY 1
Day 1 was not bad at all. I already knew that this workout was going to be totally different than what I am use to. So mentally I was all ready prepared to be all over the place, but to my surprise I could actually keep up. Don't get me wrong the moves were very challenging but still very doable. After the 22 minutes I was soaking sweat and super motivated to take on the day! Now I understand why the military trains this way. Anyone can do the moves but when put in a sequence and multiple reps...SUPER EFFECTIVE!!!!
Each day was a different workout that worked different muscles. I posted the below workout schedule on the wall so that I could check off the day once I had completed. Super simple process to make sure that I cam
Here is a sneak peak of the workout schedule
What do you need for this workout? light and heavy set of dumbbells or resistance bands. A yoga mat and pull up bar is also recommend.
Here is a pic of my back after one week...
After seeing my one week results... Now it's game on!!!! I can only imagine what my body will look like after week 8. I'm ready to rock it! Woot Woot
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